Mining

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and KGHM International Ltd. have formally signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to guide their working relationship with regards to the development of the Victoria Project in Sudbury.

The OPP are conducting a criminal investigation following the June 3 death of a worker at Detour Lake gold mine near Cochrane.

Vale received the second of three new converter vessels for its Copper Cliff Smelter Aug. 11 as part of the company’s $1-billion Clean AER Project. The converter vessel weighs around 100 tonnes and is 14 metres long and 4.2 metres around.

The Northern Ontario Mining Showcase is cashed up and ready to go for year three.

Sudbury-based Rock-Tech is setting a new standard for mining equipment manufacturing.

Reclamation work being done by Barrick Gold at its Hemlo property near Marathon has changed the landscape of the former mining operation.

It’s a head-to-head competition between two electrical vehicle manufacturers with underground trials being conducted at Goldcorp’s Musselwhite Mine.

Noront Resources has filed an updated technical report for its Black Thor, Black Label and Big Daddy chromite deposits located in the Ring of Fire. The company filed an NI 43-101 resource report for the properties, which were acquired for $27.

The mountainous slag piles at nickel miner Vale in Sudbury are becoming a favourite landing spot for one of nature’s most threatened species

First Nickel Inc. has gone into receivership, the company confirmed in an Aug. 20 press release. Employees at First Nickel's Lockerby Mine in Sudbury were reportedly turned away Thursday morning at the gate and told the mine was closed.